We are in Saskatoon. Last minute thing. Rob got a call yesterday during lunch that J, a parishoner that we really really love had been admitted to hospital for the last time in S'toon. She has been battling with a massive and rapidly growing brain tumor since September. Rob saw her in our town Saturday, when she was in our hospital for a blood transfusion. Anyhow her husband called yesterday, and Rob asked about coming down, H said that he didn't want Rob to put himself out.
However, this is H and J. He was going to put himself out. We made the decision for us all to go - so that I wasn't home with the kids, and we could be a distraction on the road and have a fun trip out of what wasn't going to be a fun trip.
We're so thankful we left when we did. Rob managed to get to the hospital by 8 and stay for a little while. H was so thankful that he was there, and was suprised too. They were waiting for their last son to arrive, somewhere between 9 and 10 pm. H phoned us back just after 11, and J had died, peacefully, with her whole family (except the 2 littlest grandchildren) present. Rob went back to the hospital to say prayers and spend time with the family.
Sigh. I can't imagine H without J. I loved her so much, she was one of my favourite people in our smaller church. She and H made us feel so welcomed and loved. I'm so thankful things moved quickly in these last couple of weeks, for everyone's sake, and that she wasn't suffering long. This will be a sad Christmas for her family though, she was a very special lady, mother and grandmother.
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One of the most wonderful and hardest things about being a pastor's family is being present during death. In my experience, I feel honoured and amazed at how open famillies are to pastors and their families. We are usually the first to know and be able to help. We have a large role to play as pastor's wives...letting our Pastor-husbands be present for others during hard times is huge! I am constantly being thanked by widows or children of the people who have died for letting Po be there with them (at 2am etc) instead of being home with his family. I appreciate the thanks but it is just what I assumed would happen in this form of ministry. It is still really hard to experience death none the less.
One of the most wonderful and hardest things about being a pastor's family is being present during death. In my experience, I feel honoured and amazed at how open famillies are to pastors and their families. We are usually the first to know and be able to help. We have a large role to play as pastor's wives...letting our Pastor-husbands be present for others during hard times is huge! I am constantly being thanked by widows or children of the people who have died for letting Po be there with them (at 2am etc) instead of being home with his family. I appreciate the thanks but it is just what I assumed would happen in this form of ministry. It is still really hard to experience death none the less.
One of the most wonderful and hardest things about being a pastor's family is being present during death. In my experience, I feel honoured and amazed at how open famillies are to pastors and their families. We are usually the first to know and be able to help. We have a large role to play as pastor's wives...letting our Pastor-husbands be present for others during hard times is huge! I am constantly being thanked by widows or children of the people who have died for letting Po be there with them (at 2am etc) instead of being home with his family. I appreciate the thanks but it is just what I assumed would happen in this form of ministry. It is still really hard to experience death none the less.
One of the most wonderful and hardest things about being a pastor's family is being present during death. In my experience, I feel honoured and amazed at how open famillies are to pastors and their families. We are usually the first to know and be able to help. We have a large role to play as pastor's wives...letting our Pastor-husbands be present for others during hard times is huge! I am constantly being thanked by widows or children of the people who have died for letting Po be there with them (at 2am etc) instead of being home with his family. I appreciate the thanks but it is just what I assumed would happen in this form of ministry. It is still really hard to experience death none the less.
*big hugs*
Sorry about the 4 comments in a row...not sure how that happened :}
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